Hillsdale’s campus houses a politician, a newspaper editor, a filmmaker, a stand-up comedian, an ordained minister, and a magician. His name is Buddy Moorehouse. Moorehouse is an adjunct instructor of documentary journalism at Hillsdale. His relationship with the college began in 2014 when John Miller, director of the Dow journalism program, invited him to speak to his sportswriting class. Miller...
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The sinking of the Sultana: America’s greatest maritime disaster
For Hillsdale Union soldiers riding the Sultana, a steamship headed for Cairo, Illinois, the agonies of the Civil war seemed to be over — that is, until the Sultana exploded. On April 24, 1865, over 2,200 Union soldiers, including the Hillsdale County 18th Michigan Infantry, boarded the Sultana after having been released as prisoners of war several weeks earlier. Their...
QUICK HITS: Brita Stoneman
Brita Stoneman is a lecturer in Rhetoric and Public Address at Hillsdale College. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What is one fictional town that you would love to tour or live in? Springfield from “The Simpsons.” What is your favorite piece of clothing you own? I have always been really fond of Nancy Drew. So, I...
Professor gives birth hours after teaching class
Only six and half hours after teaching her American Political Thought class, Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics Alyssa Cortes welcomed baby Francis into the world. “I was due March 29, so I had no idea that I was going to have the baby,” Cortes said. “It was a very big surprise.” Francis was born at 10:30 p.m. on March 3,...
‘This is not a partisan issue’
“Our anthem is ‘Ще не вмерла України,’ which means ‘Ukraine has not yet died.’ If that doesn’t stand to the testimony of our country, then I don’t know what does.” Despite being born in the United States, sophomore Emiliya Smyk said she has always been passionate about her Ukrainian ancestry. When she started attending Hillsdale, she was nicknamed “Emiliya the...
Dealing and stealing dorm relics
In the second week of her freshman year, Isabella Zink found herself taking a man down in a flying tackle. The reason? He was running away from McIntyre Residence with a homecoming banner. “It wasn’t even ours,” Zink, now a sophomore and residence assistant at McIntyre said. “I just didn’t want to give it back.” This was Zink’s welcome to...
